Ballerina Girl
"Ballerina Girl" | ||||
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Single by Lionel Richie | ||||
from the album Dancing on the Ceiling | ||||
B-side | Deep River Woman | |||
Released | December 19, 1986 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Recorded | Winter 1985 | |||
Genre | Soul, adult contemporary | |||
Length | 3:36 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Writer(s) | Lionel Richie | |||
Producer(s) |
Lionel Richie James Anthony Carmichael | |||
Lionel Richie singles chronology | ||||
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"Ballerina Girl" is a 1986 song written and recorded by Lionel Richie. The song was a track from Richie's Dancing on the Ceiling album. "Ballerina Girl" peaked at number five on the soul charts.[1] The song was also the last of Richie's eleven number ones on the Adult Contemporary. "Ballerina Girl" spent four weeks at number one and went to number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 [2] in early 1987.
Music video
In the treatment of the music videos playing Lionel Richie the song on a piano in a ballet school, ballet students dance while young.[3]
Track listings
7" Single
- "Ballerina Girl" 3:36
- "Deep River Woman" 4:35
Charts
Chart (1986/87) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 5 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
UK Singles Chart | 17 |
German Singles Chart | 66 |
French Singles Chart | 18 |
Dutch Top 40 | 39 |
Australian Singles Chart | 43 |
Cover versions
- 1997: Steve Winwood
- 2000: Luther Vandross
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 492.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 204.
- ↑ music Music video in Dailymotion.com
External links
Preceded by "At This Moment" by Billy Vera and The Beaters |
Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single February 7, 1987 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "You Got It All" by The Jets |
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